AGEIST

What happens in our body and brain when we get good quality sleep? Should we take melatonin? How does sleep change as we age? What effects do alcohol and caffeine have on sleep? What should we eat before bed for optimal sleep? How can we fall asleep faster?Dr. Michael Breus, one of the world’s leading sleep experts, joins us on the SuperAge podcast this week to share everything we need to know about sleep. From how sleep deprivation wreaks havoc on our body and brain to what we should eat before bed to how sleep changes as we age, Dr. Breus offers his insights in a clear and approachable way.What you will learn in this episode: What the different stages of sleep are and how much you should get of eachThe efficiency of sleep trackers How sleep changes as we get olderEverything you need to know about melatonin Why it is imperative to be on a consistent sleep schedule The impact of alcohol and caffeine on our sleep What we should eat before bed3 strategies to fall asleep easier“We know that our physical restoration occurs while we sleep. We know that your mental restoration occurs while we sleep. We know that that’s when we move information from our short term memory to our long term memory. So, there’s a whole host of physiological processes, cognitive processes, and quite frankly, emotional processes that occur when we sleep.”“You lose a third of your reaction time almost immediately by losing roughly an hours worth of sleep a night.” “When you ain’t sleeping, your body is holding onto fat and holding onto food because it thinks it’s a resource that it needs.” “If people get one thing from this whole talk: wake up at the same time everyday, including the weekends.” Connect with Dr. Michael Breus: https://thesleepdoctor.comhttps://www.instagram.com/thesleepdoctor/https://www.facebook.com/thesleepdoctor/https://twitter.com/thesleepdoctor/https://www.youtube.com/TheSleepDoctorMichaelBreusListen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your pods. Available on all streaming channels. Say hi to the AGEIST team!

Every 45 seconds someone in America suffers from a stroke. Sean Entin, a stroke survivor and now survivor’s coach, joins the SupeAge podcast this week to discuss how he turned his trauma to triumph. At just 40 years old, Sean suffered a stroke. Before that, he was a successful entrepreneur, husband and father. His live was filled with travel and celebrities. Then, his life changed, and he lost almost everything, except his will to live.In this episode you will learn:The struggles one might experience after a traumatic brain injuryHow to support a loved one who has been through a traumatic brain injury How to find the humor is a difficult situationHow being of service to others can shift your mentality and and give you purposeHow having a community helps build resilience in the most difficult times“My brain at 40 years old, David, was that of a 3 year old kid. I was not able to speak, not able to add, write, nothing. Nothing was coming together. I had to relearn everything all over again.” “I knew inside, David, that I was going to walk. I just believed in my mantra of “I can, I shall, I will.’”“I fought for my daughters. I really, really did. I fight for them everyday. Because I still have effects of the stroke, of course, but every time I got to pull through because I have these two little girls who are counting on me.” “Don’t believe in the impossible. Believe: I am possible.” Sean’s advice for any caregiver of a stroke or brain trauma survivor: “Imagine you’re a rock and a wave’s coming to hit you. Be that rock for the wave to hit you. Don’t move with that wave. Stay stationary on that sand and on that beach. Be the biggest rock that you can and create the space for your loved one to come at you.” Listen to the full SuperAge episode wherever you stream your podcasts. Connect with Sean:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrokeHacker/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestrokehackerYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5V1W9xCAADsrHQydClQdugLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-entin-35042b72/Website: www.strokehacker.comSay hi to the AGEIST team!

How can language change our perception of ourselves and improve our self esteem? How do we move towards a society that views anyone in their 50s and beyond as fully capable? How can we reduce stress and prevent damage to our epigenome? This week on the SuperAge podcast David is solo to dive into these questions. “A lot of us say to ourselves: “I need to get fit. I need to get a little stronger. I need to lose a little weight.” Let’s hold that thought for a second and let’s reframe that with a different word. Let’s use the word ‘athlete’. Let’s say to ourselves: ‘I am an athlete.’ How does that feel? It feels really different, doesn’t it?” “Let’s raise the bar. We have this capacity.”“I have actual, real data about how my parasympathetic nervous system and its stress load is decreased by listening to this kind of music.”Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your pods. Available on all streaming platforms. Say hi to the AGEIST team!

As a former lead solo pilot for the Blue Angels, John Foley knows how to inspire greatness, and the power of gratitude. His motto is Glad To Be Here. No matter what the circumstance be thankful. John joins us on the SuperAge podcast to discuss shifting our perspective to one of gratitude keeps us open to creative solutions in all situations, how we can strengthen our relationships through trust, and why we need to learn how to compartmentalize to increase our focus, and at the same how to then open one’s vision wide to take in all one’s feelings and perceptions.During their demonstrations and in a synchronized formation, the Blue Angel planes get to about 500 MPH at only 18 inches apart from one another. There is no room for mistakes and trusting your teammates is imperative. Now, John is a top rated leadership keynote speaker who spreads the power of gratitude and shares how to be a high performer to his audiences. “You can be kind, you can be generous, and at the same time push the limits.” “I find trust is the key to high performance execution.” “I think that’s what’s really powerful in life. When you can have these verbal agreements that say “I’ll be there for you. I’ll do whatever it takes.” These are powerful commitments.”“To be able to turn your mind off is just as important as it is to turn your mind on, especially when you want to rest, when you want to recover at night.” Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about John: https://johnfoleyinc.comFollow John on Instagram: @gladtobehereFollow John on Twitter: @JohnFoleyIncSay hi to the AGEIST team!

How do we effectively start the conversation about menopause? How do we take a holistic approach to menopause and healthcare in general? What impact has the pandemic had on preventative care? Is telemedicine the answer? Jill Angelo joins us on the SuperAge podcast to discuss these questions and share how her company, Gennev, is offering a more rounded approach to healthcare for women. Gennev is a virtual clinic for women 40+. Their doctors, health coaches, wellness products and community specialize in supporting women through their perimenopause and post menopause years. Gennev’s approach is a holistic one — they take into account the physical as well as the emotional to provide the best treatment strategy. “You don’t need to suffer. And most women kind of suffer in silence.”“Your general healthcare needs to consider body and mind. And I think you’re going to start to see a melding of the two coming together versus “I go to my therapist for my emotional wellbeing, or my counselor, or whomever. And I go to my primary care physician for everything physical.” “In our care model, we give you access to a doctor and to a health coach and also to a therapist if you need that as well. They’re your care team.”“Any group of people that’s going through transition needs community.” “‘Gen’ is ‘generation’ and ‘nev’ in old Irish means “radiant”. So we really see ourselves as supporting this next generation of women through the most radiant years of their lives.”Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you stream your podcasts. Learn more about Gennev: https://gennev.comJoin Gennev’s private Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/midlifemenopausesolutionsFollow Gennev @mygennev on Instagram, Twitter and FacebookSay hi to the AGEIST team!

How can we optimize our health? How do we add years to our life and life to our years? How do we tackle our own personal health hurdles? Dr. Gil Blander joins us to share his thoughts on these very questions. At a young age Dr. Gil Blander was fascinated with aging and wanted to live a long time. This led him to studying biology and founding InsideTracker, the company that runs DNA, blood, and health tests to provide an actionable and effective strategy personalized for each client. From exercise to nutrition to lifestyle, Dr. Gil Blander designed InsideTracker to take a holistic approach to our health. Dr. Gil discusses how InsideTracker works and why it is valuable for anyone who wants to improve their health and longevity. “From a very early age I was fascinated by the aging process. I wanted to live forever.” “Everyone can improve. You just need to understand what you can improve and what are the issues that you have.”Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.insidetracker.com Say hi to the AGEIST team!

Paul was in the first medically verifiable trial making people younger. How does it work? Why is this important? Is it even the right thing to do? Why is he doing it again?Is it possible for us to prevent the breakdown of our physical bodies? What is standing in our way from increasing our lifespan? Do we owe it to future generations to take radical steps to live longer?The TRIIM (Thymus Regeneration, Immunorestoration, and Insulin Mitigation) trial is literally making people younger. This trial has proven that we can regrow the thymus with human growth hormones and the help of metformin. Why is this important? Our thymus is the master gland of immunity. As we age, so does our thymus which leads to the collapse of our immune system and increases our risk of death. Being able to regrow the thymus means that we can add years to our lifespan, like Paul Hynek did. Paul Hynek is the son of J. Allen Hynek, American astronomer and UFO researcher, and professor at Pepperdine. Paul's personal lifespan was increased by 4 years after participating in the groundbreaking TRIIM trial. This was the first time in history that someone was tested by Steve Horvath's epigenetic clock test and actually tested younger than they previously had. Paul shares with us the revolutionary results that the TRIIM trial had, what this means for the future of humanity, and what it means to be a transhumanist. This trial is now accessible to the public through Intervene Immune. You can learn more about the TRIIM trial and Intervene Immune at http://interveneimmune.com/interveneimmune.com/“If people 100 years ago had said, “You know what? Lifespan of 40-50 years thats enough. We don’t need to do anything more”, you and I wouldn’t be here now. So, we owe it to future generations to do what we can to extend healthy life span.”“Why wait for things to go wrong to restore them? Get ahead of all of these diseases and increase lifespan.”“We’re not talking about 30 extra years in a wheelchair. We’re talking about extra time of robust health.”Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your pods. Say hi to the AGEIST team!

What is holding you back from committing to yourself? What would it take for you to become your own hero? Does trying something out of your comfort zone intimidate you? Jolie Glassman, the owner and operator of South Beach Boxing, coaches the young and old through psychological blocks with the help of intense boxing training. Since opening her gym in 1998, Jolie has trained countless students and athletes. She has a palpable passion for helping her students feel their best, physically and mentally. From building integrity to committing to something greater than themselves, Jolie’s students are coached like athletes and taught that if you want to be strong, you have to do what strong does. While many of her students come to her to lose a couple pounds or to build more muscle, they leave her gym with much more -- mental and physical strength, drive, and respect for themselves. Jolie discusses how she helps her students commit to themselves, how to overcome a self doubt mindset, and what makes us strong. “When you’re confident and you’re strong, you can figure anything out. So that’s what I teach: strength and confidence.”“‘I can’t’ is not an option. ‘I quit’ is not an option. We are chasing mastery so we are relentless in the pursuit of getting better.”“People think strong is not feeling the emotion. It’s the opposite. It’s feeling it and going through it.” Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about Jolie and her gym, South Beach Boxing:www.JolieGlassman.com www.SouthBeachBoxing.comInstagram: @jolieglassman & @southbeachboxingSay hi to the AGEIST team!

What is the proper way to fuel our bodies? Should we be following a specific diet? What foods do I need to eat before a workout? What’s the deal with MCTs, being in ketosis, and intermittent fasting? The list of diet “religions” go on and on from paleo, vegan, keto, low fat, macro counting and with so much contradictory and controversial information about food, we wanted to get to the bottom of how we should really be fueling our bodies. Ashley Reaver, InsideTracker’s in-house nutritionist, walks us through what protein, carbohydrates, and fats are, and what benefits they have for our body, how to increase muscle mass while decreasing body fat, the fallacies surrounding macronutrients, and more. “One of my favorite things is to work with people and I encourage them to eat more for and the feedback: “I have so much more energy!” It’s funny when you feed your body, how you can feel. Being constantly tired is not normal.”“There is no reason to eat a 16g fat diet. Please do not do it, it is not worth it. You will still look great in your bikini at 60 grams of fat and you’ll feel a heck of a lot better.”“Coconut oil itself is actually higher in saturated fats than butter is. Yes, it’s from a plant. But your body is going to use that saturated fat the exact same way as it would if you were putting lard on things. It’s pretty equivalent too lard, truthfully.” “Just like you and I work better on a schedule, if we’re waking up at the same time, roughly eating at the same time, going to bed at the same time, we feel our best, your digestive tract also deserves the same time of schedule and rest and your body likes a schedule and your digestive tract certainly fits into that as well.”Listen to The SuperAge podcast where you get your podcasts. Say hi to the AGEIST team!

How do you become a champion? What is the champion mind versus the human mind? What is the friction in your life that is holding you back from moving forward and achieving the unfathomable? At the age of 11, Dr. Jeff Spencer wrote a contract with himself committing to becoming an Olympian. At the age of 21 he fulfilled that promise and became an Olympic cyclist. Now a sports chiropractor and elite performance coach, Dr. Jeff Spencer builds champions. He helps athletes, entrepreneurs, and high achieving individuals achieve the impossible. “We have two oppositional mentalities that make up our human nature that are at war with each other 24 hours a day. One wants to talk us out of it… “What do I stand to lose here?” That’s our human mind. The champion's mind: “What do I stand to gain here?” What began as an inspiring and motivating podcast about mindset and pushing past limitations, turned into a moving discussion about Dr. Jeff’s experience becoming a father to his adopted daughter, the lessons he has learned through fatherhood, and the deep fulfillment he finds from witnessing her successes. His biggest challenge and his greatest victory was his daughter. As he says, the Olympics, the 9 Tour de France's, coaching the best athletes in the world, only prepared him for the biggest challenge of his life: fatherhood. He approached this stage of his life with a “leave nothing on the field’ mindset to save his daughter's life. Dr. Jeff Spencer truly embodies what it means to tap into your highest potential and achieve miracles. Listen to our full conversation on The SuperAge podcast, available on all podcast streaming sites. https://www.drjeffspencer.comSay hi to the AGEIST team!